Sector Focus: Mouldings & Moulders | 49


SUMMARY


■There’s confidence economic conditions will improve through 2024


■Part of SAM’s strategy to drive sales has been to increase customer options


■Dresser is seeing an increase in enquiries from the bar-fitting and shopfitting sectors


■Cheshire’s mouldings and kits are selling via merchants, DIY, and other retail


INVESTMENT AND INFLUENCERS


Moulding suppliers are exploring new channels to market and upgrading technology and logistics. Mike Jeffree reports


The home improvement boom seen through the pandemic is over, the economy may be stuttering. However, mouldings suppliers say they’re adapting to market conditions, developing new product lines, and exploring new marketing and sales channels, notably online. There’s confidence economic conditions will improve through 2024, with predictions construction will see a post-election bounce, and manufacturers are expressing faith in the future with investment in productivity and range development. ►


Above: Dresser is seeing increased demand from bar-fitting and shopfitting sectors www.ttjonline.com | March/April 2024 | TTJ


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